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Universal Lubricants hits 1.5M gallon production mark for recycled motor oil

Green Car Congress

million gallon production mark for its ECO ULTRA line of recycled motor oil. The company has been selling to professional installers, but is now moving the product into retail channels, said John Wesley, CEO. Universal Lubricants has hit the 1.5-million Earlier post.) The US produces approximately 1.3

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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

Baua Electric

eliminated other possible reasons for the door plug’s faulty installation. The piece was manufactured in Malaysia in March and received by Spirit AeroSystems, a Boeing supplier in Wichita, Kan., After the plane was delivered to Alaska Airlines, it also had wireless internet equipment installed in Oklahoma City from Nov.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

Baua Electric

audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production documented dozens of lapses in Boeing’s quality-control practices. Several said employees often faced intense pressure to meet production deadlines, sometimes leading to questionable practices that they feared could compromise quality and safety. After the Jan. 5 mishap, a six-week F.A.A.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

Plug in America

Of course, that kind of electr ic enthusiasm is palpable at every NDEW event and, clicking on any NDEW news story, practically jumps off the screen, whether reporters come calling from Boca Ratan, Wichita, Pittsburgh, Niagara Falls or Santa Monica. ” In the limelight: E. Gail Chandler, who just bought her first EV at age 80.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

Baua Electric

Nearly three weeks after a hole blew open on a Boeing 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight, terrifying passengers, new details about the jet’s production are intensifying scrutiny of Boeing’s quality-control practices. How the panel was installed at Boeing’s factory will almost certainly be a focus of federal investigations.

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